NTT DoCoMo and AT&T Wireless
Plan I-Mode Service in U.S. in 2002

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Updated March 14, 2001 10:31 a.m. ET

TOKYO -- NTT DoCoMo Inc. will begin offering its popular "i-mode" wireless Internet service in the U.S. through its partner AT&T Wireless Group Corp. early next year, an executive at the Japanese carrier said Wednesday.

The service -- which allows users to exchange e-mail, check stock prices and find restaurant, movie and other information on cellphones -- will likely begin in the Seattle area and be expanded nationwide in a year or two, said Kiyoyuki Tsujimura, managing director overseeing global strategy....